# Time and Paradox in Invaders from the Infinite

> Theme guide for Invaders from the Infinite by John W. Campbell.

Time travel introduces complex paradoxes, such as characters influencing ancient myths and questioning causality, as when Arcot and his crew become the gods of early human civilizations, blurring the line between past and future.

## Where it surfaces

- [Intergalactic Space](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/invaders_from_the_infinite_se/chapters/xiv-intergalactic-space): The crew grapples with the paradox of existing 50,000 years before their own birth and the implications of altering history.
- [All-Powerful Gods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/invaders_from_the_infinite_se/chapters/xv-all-powerful-gods): The crew's time travel causes them to become the origin of ancient myths, creating a causal loop where their future actions shape past legends.
- [Home Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/invaders_from_the_infinite_se/chapters/xvi-home-again): Arcot and Morey discuss the implications of existing simultaneously in two time rates and the forced time slip when trying to coexist.

## Links

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